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CAA Official Bans Brewer Island Airport Site News Behind The News I A DEVOTED TO THE A BOMB OWNED NKWBPAJPJBK THE WEATHER WASHINGTON By Kay Tucker Commanders ican for the second half of the war against the only surviving Axis power will be captained by Gtoieral George C. MarsfcU as chief of staff, by General Douglas MacArthur as commander of the ground forces in the Pacific, by Admiral Chester W. Nimite as head of the combined Anglo- American fleets and by General Henry H. Arnold as chief air strategist Although future developments may necessitate certain changes, this arrangement was agreed upon it conferences which President Truman has held -with returning military and diplomatic experts since the collapse of Germany. He has been giving almost his whole time to the problem of a quick triumph over Tokyo.

H. S. T. is upsetting Roost- veltian plans, domestic and foreign, in many other respects, and he will continue to depart from his predecessor's methods. But he is not disturbing the naval and military leadership which largely at the suggestion of John J.

Pershing, established. It is not generally known outside army circles, but both Generals Marshall and Eisenhower are classified as "Pershing hoys." rv General Eisenhow- UlVlSlOU er may be shifted to the Far Eastern theater if the Japs eventually retire from their islands and decide to fight to the finish on the plains of Manchuria and North China. In that event he will take with him the famous Iwders who drove the Germans from the Normandy beaches to the outskirts of Berlin--George S. Patton, Courtney H. Hodges, Alexander M.

Paten and others. But the smiling "Ike" from Kanua. the terrain is somewhat tlmtUr that of Manchuria ud Nerth China, not to mention portions of Prance and Germany, has ihcurn rack great qualities as MI mixer (a cnrb- for diplomat) that foi me moutnt he will be the principal American -representative on the Continent. He has so endeared himself to the British, Fwneh and Russians that he can- 'not be spared from that post. Post Hitler conferences United Nations statesmen and generalissimos have led to an agreement cr a division of labor among the forces fighting Japan.

Britain will, at least temporarily, confine her land and water might to cleaning out the seven hundred twenty-five thousand Japs who have been by-passed in the Pacific archipelago, in. Malaya, Thailand and Indo-China. Chiang Kai-shek's stretch along the Chinese coast, and to sever Tokyo's railroad con- OF SAM MATEO UNITED AND ASSOCIATED FUSS DIRECT WOES Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; kighest Sunday, 88. Friday, 71 VOL. 44, No.

-171, 32ND YBAB BIGHT PAGES SAN MATEO, CAMFOBNIA, SATDEDAY, JUNE 23, 1945 PER PBB MONTH of rubber, tin, oil and food. British warships, however, will probably be shifted from the command of Lord Adm. Louis Mount- batten to Nimitz. They can be extremely useful in the last stages of naval warfare against the Pinafore admirals of the enemy. Although slow becwise of their unusually heavy armor, they are ideal for slugging it out with the Nips at close quarters in the China and Inland seas.

JP res id? Truman will ad for a new secretary of war unless "Blood and Guts" George S. Patton stays away from Washington. Our greatest expert in the employment of armor robbed Henry L. Stimson of at least a year of life during his recent visit here. The septuagenarian secretary a cavalryman (troop A) in his early days as a "wealthy young blade in New Yorkjociety, and he still likes the So he took Patton to his heart and his hearth when the Third army commander got to town.

They had dinner and cocktails; they talked tanks and horses to a (Turn to Page 3, Column 4) The paying tht HIGHEST CASH PRICES ony porty dMiltr COB pay for used can. your car to US today. will IM low" after July according to OPA ruling. SEE US TODAY Okinawa Armadas Sweep Nipland CAA Engineer Bans Airport at Brewer Island Proposed Beam Realignment for Mills Held Not Practical The Civil Aeronautics administration is definitely opposed to construction of a San Mateo airport at Brewer Island and will block any such proposal, it wai made plain today in a letter received by Chamber of Commerce secretary Henry Misselwitz from Ray L. Hess, district airport engineer for the administration.

His letter calls attention to several meetings between aeronautics administration officials and San Mateo and Burlingame officials when Hess says the official position was disclosed as opposing the Brewer Island site. Still Opposed "We nave been and still are opposed to the development of an says the letter. "As you are aware, the south leg of ttie San Francisco range is in the immediate vicinity of this location. It has been recommended that the airport control zone extend some ten miles beyond the San Francisco airport. Tbe limits of this zone would be some two miles to the south of the west approach to the San Mateo bridge.

"New air navigation aids are being considered in the vicinity of the XPO radio towers. At the present, aircraft are required to ily at (Torn to Page 2, Column 4) MillbraeOver Top in Drive Millbrae went over the top today in Seventh War Loan bond sales it was E. M. Moore, chairman of the War Pi- Jiance committes of that Asked to sell a quota that was nearly double l.at of the 'last loan, bond, salesmen accepted the challenge. The Millbrae quota of $104,400 in bonds resulted in sales of $105,578.

A quota of $114,200 in other issues resulted in sales of $252,783. Hillsborough Near Hillsborough expected to be over the top by Monday. Sales of a little more than $2,000 in JE bonds will wind up the. Hillsborough campaign and place them over the top ahead of the three cities. Sales other than bonds have been over the top in Hillsborough for nearly two weeks.

San totals moved up nearer qutas todf.y with $1,656,218.75 reported in overall sales (Turn to Pag? 3, Column 2) Pavot Belmont Stake NEW YORE, June Jeffords' Pavot, unbeaten juvenile champion of 1944, today won the 77th running of the $50,000 added Belmont stakes, beating Lt Com. James Roebiina's wildlife by six length. The favorite Jeep was third. Mines Appear in Waters of Alaska KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 2'3. coastguard warned all shipping today, including fishermen and boat operators, that floating mines have appeared in waters along tho Alaskan coast.

The coastguard gave no indication as to whether the mines were enemy- manufactured. hufc.fi»)*rm*n out Alaska in warmed by from Jaium. Grand Jury Call Seen in Gaining Probe EEDWOOD June A grand jury investigation of reports that gambling once again is "big business" in San Mateo county, is just around the corner. Superior Judge Cotton said today he hopes to impanel a county grand jury "within the next two weeks," and indicated his charge to the new inquisitorial body will include a directive to inquire into the current gambling situation. Significance Seen The development was significant, coming on the heels of reports that gambling is in full swing agaitt-at Colma's Willow Tree club, Brisbane's Out-of-Town club and Bayshore City's Chinese den; that a new gambling place has opened in East Palo Alto; that slot machines are openly displayed in many taverns and restaurants, and bookmaking is flourishing.

that Check Passer Works Vallejo Stores Today Ten Victims Revealed Here; Connors Rushed AcrossJBay "Lester the expert check passer Sited throughout the state, wag today reported operating in the downtown district in Vallejo. Hot on his trail, San Mateo police were first to learn of his activity, aler Vallejo authorities, and dispatched Inspector Tom Connors to aid in the anticipated capture. Meanwhile itotal Mateo -merchants defrauded of over $400 in fraudulent checks passed "Duke" last Saturday in 55 minutes was raised to nine. The additional victims who complained to police yesterday were Pecten's jewelry shop, 236 Third avenue, and Garden Seed and Feed com- Earljerjnjthe -At-J Each-store; torney FerrelF Inveitiga- tors were checking these reports. Sheriff McGrath also has his operatives in the field.

The sheriff insisted that the Willow Tree club, or that portion of it reserved for gambling, is closed; that he is (Turn tg Page 2, Column 3) S. P. Leases Parking Strip To Buiiingame Executives of the Southern Pacific railroad company today agreed to lease a strip of land along their rig'it-of-way between Howard avenue, Burlingame, and South Lane, near the Burlingame depot to the city of' Burlingame for $1 a year to ajd the commuter parking problem, and, ajt the same time, announced that ietegraphic orders had beei sent for materials to construct a combined vehicular and pedestriaa crossing gate for the Oak Grovp crossing, Burlingame. Fifty More Cars The new parking strip duplicating the west lane parking zone will proyide parking facilities for nearly fifty additional automobiles in Jhe area of the depot and bring total parking space to about 125 machines using Southern lands. At the conclusion "of the investigation of the Oak Grove crossing site yesterday afternoon Southern Pacific officials were willing to install a vehicuur gate but were (Turn to Page 3, Column "had casYed a check for for purchases made by Duke on which he left deposits.

Call Prom Merchant Inspector Connors apprised of "Duke's" operation in Vallejo while checking handwriting specimens of the Ben Leibman Construction company, 3819 Pillmore streef, San Francisco, where the skilled J'jBaper hanger'' (check passer in police parlance) had told merchants-he was employed as a truck driver. The fictitious checks "had been'made out in Leibman's name invPayment of a week's salary Possibility at one time have been employed at the company under another name was being traced when a Vallejo mei chant called the company at noon to report he had cashed a check, and sought its'confirmation. The message was referred to Connors who quickly alerted Vallejo authorities. Starts in Vallejo Shortly after the banks closed, "Duke" went into operation, and was reported canvassing Virginia street, similar to street in San Mateo; and Georgia street, likened to Third avenue here. He was also (Turn to Page 2, Column 1) Babe Sets Course Record in Open INDIANAPOLIS, June --Defending Champion Babe Didrikson Zaharias set a new course record today in the finals of the sixteenth women's western open golf tournament and held a halfway lead of 5-up over Dorothy Germain, Philadelphia, Pa.

Senate Okeh Assured on World Charter Poll Shows Majority of Members in Favor of Early IMS. fcy ihe WASHINGTON, June majority of the senate is ready to approve the United Nations charter. Indications are clear that ratification may command the support of far more than the two-thirds required for approval. reaching 74 of the 96 members today found none declaring: outright opposition. Fifty-one said they would vote aye, "barring unforeseen Five said they probably would vote aye.

Eighteen ready to commit thtsisfclves. OLYMPIA, June 23, Truman, setting his sights for quick senate approval of the United Nations charter, today planned to submit the completed' charter to the senate on July This was not announced officially, but it was an apparent fact in the light of plans being made by the chief executive. The president might throw ths weight behind the charter by going I (Turn to Page 2, 2) Truman Spares Lives Of 2 German Spies WASHINGTON, June President Truman has commuted to life in prison the death' sentence of William Curtiss Golepaugh and Eric Gimpel who were convicted last February of spying, the war department announced today. Colepaugh, an American citizen, and Gimpel were landed from a German submarine st Frenchmen's Bay, the night of Nov. 29, 1944, and were captured shortly thereafter.

Japs Kill 82,000 of Own Wounded in Philippines By WILLIAM 0. WILSON United Press War Correspondent MANILA, June all of the 82,012 Japanese wounded in the Philippines campaign died or were put to death by their comrades on orders from Japanese officers, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters reported today. Many were forced to commit suicide. "History rarely records such callousness in its atrocities," an official statement said.

Few Recovered The statement said captured records and documents fixed the num- small percentage were permitted to recover and rejoin their units. A spokesman said the Japanese followed a similar policy toward their wounded throughout the Southwest and Western Pacfiic. Much of the evidence was found At Bayambong in the Cagayan valley, it reported, 1,810 Japanese were found dead and two dying in a hospital. Some had killed themselves with grenades, some had been beheaded by their officers and others had been A captured order from the commanding officer of the Seventh tank regiment of the second Japanese armored division elsewhere in the Philippines said: "Men who are slightly wounded will participate in this battle. Tbeir unit leaders will see to it that they end their own lives." The commanding general of the 58th independent mixed brigade ordered that all sick and wounded soldiers be executed when its company headquarters was about to be penetrated.

Suicide Order In Manila, the central commanding officer of the defense forces wrote: "Those In unit' wounded or sick and unable Jo engage in combat will carry two days' rations to a corner of the fortress on or about the 21st and will commit mass suicide. "Each" unit's commanding officer will put a responsible man in charge to witness their deaths. rreeapm and night will be granted prior to suicide so that each man may attain for himself the determination of gladly sacrificing himself for his country." Given Grenades A captured Japanese naval air lieutenant from Bataan said he (Tarn to Page 3. Column 5) Piccadilly at 25 to 1 Wins in Irish Derby DUBLIN, June dilly, a 25-to-l shot, won the Irish derby on the mile and a half course at the Curragh today by one length from one of the favorites, Coup De Myth. Coup De Myth paid off at 3 to 1 for the second and Redbay, a 50- to-1 shot, was third.

Development Plans for construction of 250 homes in a subdivision to be called Redwood Village just outside Redwood City were announced today by Thomas J. Culligan Jr. of Conway and Culligan, builders. Map of the new development has been filed with the county plan- commission and, according to Culligan, indicates an expenditure of nearly $2,000,000. A community business center is planned for the development.

Construction will begin within 30 days. "The homes will be of various types," he continued, "some with elevated bedrooms and others of bungalow type all of harmonious old California architecture and will range in price from $5750 to $7500. They will be built under FHA inspection, fronting on winding village streets planted with trees. The homes will be of pre-war size and quality and anyone needing a home may purchase, as their ownership will not be restricted to war workers. The new tract will be self contained and highly restricted.

It lies between Spring street and Middlefield road just south of the city line, yet is only about half a mile from Redwood City business center. CITY OF SAN MATEO, THINLY DISGUISED, USED AS TYPICAL HOME TOWH FOR Gl PAPER ARTICLE San Mateo. chosen as the nottprn of the American home town every fighting man left behind, was described in a story of a returned soldier's reaction to his wartime community, published in a recent Mediterranean edition of the Stars and Stripes. The detailed description was immediately recognized by a San Matfto boy, Private Stanley Green, in Italy, and sent to The Times, where he was a former carrici. Nawea Home Places Without mentioning the town by name, thr.

author, Sergeant Wil- ninu A Siiii mnuni resident and staff writer for the army newspaper, described "the main strnnt nf iljio pretty r.uburbsn town, called Third avenue A drug store called Collins with a flower department behind French doors, in the rear an enormous grocery called Bi-Rite where young wives were pushing little rubber- wheeled carts around tho ton carried the bnby or babies, the lower moist vegetables, meats Continuing, he tells of the bond booths, the Red Cross blood bank booths at the entrance to shops the noisy, energetic of high school youngsters, crowding into Kordcns thf Benjamin hotel, "The- Avenue" bar the Baywood Pantry the briel giimpsus into lives of men and women stricken by the tragedy of war. To Civic Center "I walked clown off Third past St. Matthew's church to the trim civic wrote TIngfin, "which houses the city hall, the fire de- pal tmcnt, chamber of commerce, a service nicn'h dormitory, and other little city offices. At the end of the wait was large billboard- style sci oil, the honor roll of sorv- iccmon'h names The civic center ivwny from Vhe smart neign- boihood shoppinir center had more real American (ouch to i A new AmericHTi flag hntl raised on tall while pole in the center of the wide lawn, near the full pansy patches waving slowly, silently as it docs in American cemeteries overseas." HP tells of a conversation with a painter, adding more names to the Honor Roll which includes his, describing the Memorial Day honoi loll ceiemony at the civic cenlei, of the participation of American f.ctfion Post 82, the VFW, disabled Ameiican Veterans, AWVS Kverjtluiig Clean "Yes, the town when von come to Darkest Days of History Here, Says Hirohito Civilian Combat Armiefl Forming to Defend Homeland By Astociated Press Interlocking allied air patrols, forerunners of promised pre-invasion thousand plane raids, swept the empire from Tokyo to Singapore today, intensifying what Emperor Hirohito admitted wai the worst crisis in Nippon's tory. Invasion conscious Japan DP civilian combat under which "all members of tha nation" were given the responsibility of becoming "soldiers of his majesty" in defense of the homeland.

Nipponese regulars slaughtered Hirohito Says Future Gloomy SAN FRANCISCO, June "present'crisis is unprecedented in scope in her national history," Emperor Hirohito told his people today as speculation arose that he might assume personal rule of his invasion-threatened islands. His message, reported by Domei agency, was issued in connection with the promulgation of the voluntary military service act and "graciously" expressed his satisfaction at the "valor and courage" of bis people. War Minister Korechika Anami followed with an address declaring that the act, which became effective yesterday set up a eombat force in the people's volunteer corps, laid "the foundation for sure victory," Earlier an unidentified Tokyo radio commentator had asserted that the emperor might by-pass the cabinet and assume personal rule in the event of a supreme crisis. "Personal government by the emperor," said the Tokyo broad(Turn to Page 3, Column 4) ed in the Philippines. The bayoneted and bullet-riddled bodies of 180 were found in deserted Bayombotif hospital in Cagayan valley, -which an allied coup has turned into a death trap.

Only the suicide pilots of the imperial air force lashed back, admittedly sinking two American ships and damaging three at 'Okinawa, and claiming 20 more were hit in continuing attacks last night and today. War in China by Tolcyo, more than ignters swept out of Okinawa and Jima today to rake suicide ases in southern. Japan and Tokyo aidficlds with and machine gun buUats. Hundreds of Nipponese troops were killed by China-based air strikes which also knocked out 33 ocomotives and 130 rivercraft, British air forces, picking up where China-based raids left off, sank 20 jnemy ships along the coasts of Indo-China, Thailand and Malay peninsula in the last two weeks, the air ministry announced in London. Island-based American, Australian and Dutch flyers were credited with five more along the rest of the (Turn to Page 2, Column S) the cleanliness which you forget while you An in dirtier places.

The (Tiro to Pan 3, Search On for Plane Disaster AUBURN, June iff's officers and army crews continued a search for a plane which reportedly crashed and burned early today near U. S. highway 40 about 30 miles north of here. Reno army air base officers said the plane was from the base, but gave no further information. Par- tips from both Reno and McClellan.

field at Sacramento were sent to the scene. The search was shifted to the south side of the American rivoi after Sheriff Cluulcs Silva received call that tho ciash occurred ncai Iowa Hill and had been wjtnessctl by sheep herder. Tbe crash fiist was reported by Kelmn Soncr, Southern Pacific tclcernph operntor Golf distance by Baxter L. operator of a Baxter, who I culled the state hifffcway patrol. Up It Goes for Sunntsr Yes, up goes the mercury and up goes your tair.

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